S T A T I S T I C S
Source: Statistical Outline of India 2004-2005.
TATA Services Ltd
KEY CENSUS STATISTICS
|
|
|
2001 |
1991 |
1981 |
|
Population |
(Mn.) |
1,029* |
846 |
684 |
|
Density |
(per km2) |
313 |
273 |
230 |
|
Persons per household |
(No.) |
5.35 |
5.52** |
5.55** |
|
Districts |
(No.) |
593 |
466 |
412 |
|
Urban Areas & Towns |
(No.) |
5,545 |
3,768 |
3,378 |
|
Villages |
(‘000s) |
639# |
634 |
579 |
|
Rural population |
(Mn.) |
743 |
629 |
524 |
|
Urban population |
(Mn.) |
286 |
218 |
159 |
|
Urban as % of total |
(%) |
27.8 |
25.7 |
23.3 |
|
Male population |
(Mn.) |
532 |
439 |
353 |
|
Female population |
(Mn.) |
497 |
407 |
330 |
|
Females per 1,000 males |
(No.) |
933 |
927 |
934 |
|
Workers |
(Mn.) |
402 |
306 |
242 |
|
Male |
(Mn.) |
275 |
219 |
179 |
|
Female |
(Mn.) |
127 |
87 |
63 |
|
Birth rate |
(per 1,000) |
25.0 |
29.5 |
33.9 |
|
Death rate |
(per 1,000) |
8.1 |
9.8 |
12.5 |
|
Expectation of life at birth.. |
(years) |
65.4 |
58.2 |
50.5 |
|
Male |
(years) |
63.9 |
57.7 |
50.9 |
|
Female |
(years) |
66.9 |
60.9 |
54.7 |
|
Literacy rate |
(%) |
64.8 |
52.2** |
43.6† |
|
Male |
(%) |
75.3 |
64.1** |
56.4† |
|
Female |
(%) |
53.7 |
39.3** |
29.8† |
Note: Birth rate and death rate under 2001, 1991 & 1981 relate to birth to 1991-00, 1981-90 & 1971-80 respectively; expectation of life at birth to 1991-92 & 1971-80. Workers are total of main and marginal.
* Including the estimated population of three subdivisions in Manipur.
** Excluding J & K.
† Excluding Assam.
@ Provisional data relating to 2002.
# Including uninhabitated villages.
POPULATION BY RELIGION
|
|
Number (Mn.) |
Percentage distribution |
||||
|
|
2001 |
1991 |
1981† |
2001 |
1991* |
1981† |
|
Buddhists |
8.0 |
6.4 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
|
Christians |
24.1 |
19.6 |
16.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
|
Hindus |
827.6 |
687.6 |
549.8 |
80.5 |
82.0 |
82.6 |
|
Jains |
4.2 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
|
Muslims |
138.2 |
101.6 |
75.5 |
13.4 |
12.1 |
11.4 |
|
Sikhs |
19.2 |
16.3 |
13.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
|
Others |
6.6 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Total |
1,029 |
838.6 |
665.3 |
100.00 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
* Excluding J & K
† Excluding Assam
